Overview
- Following a poor performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Sri Lanka has dismissed its cricket board and appointed an interim committee to take its place.
- Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe labelled the governing body, Sri Lanka Cricket, as 'traitorous and corrupt' and urged the board members to resign in response to the unsuccessful World Cup campaign.
- The secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mohan de Silva, who holds the second-highest position on the board, resigned amidst protests by fans in front of the cricket board headquarters.
- The newly appointed interim committee that replaced the dismissed board members is chaired by Arjuna Ranatunga, a former cricket captain who led Sri Lanka to a World Cup victory.
- Besides Ranatunga, the seven-member interim committee comprises two retired Supreme Court judges and is tasked with conducting an investigation into the allegations of corruption and irregularities within the board.